FROSTBURG, Md. – The Fairmont State acrobatics & tumbling turned in a strong performance in the Mountain East Conference Semifinals with a 261.910-249.925 win over three-seeded West Liberty on Friday (April 18) at Bobcat Arena in Frostburg, Md.
 
The Falcons opened the meet with winning the Compulsory event by a little more than one point (37.23-36.18). The first three routines for Fairmont State scored north of a 9.5. Chloe Smith, Izaria Mcwhorter-Martin, Kassidy Price, Brionni Dowson, Rylee Vinson, Olivia Daniels, Emily Brock, Lauren Whittier and Elizabeth Maurer all completed a 9.525 in the Acro heat. The Pyramid heat penciled in a 9.675 and the Toss heat scored a 9.55 out of 10.00 possible points for the Fighting Falcons. The Tumbling heat team turned in an 8.475 and Fairmont State held the lead through one event.
 
In the Acro event, the Fighting Falcons produced a trio of routines that scored more than a 9.00. Katey Koehl, Vinson, Brock and Maurer completed the 5 Element routine with a score of 9.50 out of 10.00. Smith, Mcwhorter-Martin, Dowson, Daniels, Taylor Openlander, Reghan Mollohan, Alexa Wilson, Whittier and Kassidy Price fired a 9.10 in 6 Element. Sophia Del Greco, Zara Christophe, Peyton Barnes, Brylee Knotts and Madeline Walker capped off the event with a 9.475 in the 7 Element. FSU claimed the Acro Event, 28.08-27.20. The Falcons produced a 9.50 in the Inversion Pyramid, a 9.35 in the Synchronized Pyramid and a 9.70 in the Open Pyramid. Fairmont State pushed the lead to 93.85-91.80 at the end of the first half.
 
Del Greco, Koehl, Mcwhorter-Martin, Knotts, Wilson and Barnes completed the 450 Salto routine with an 8.90 out of 9.40 start value. The synchronized toss team turned in a 9.475 out of 9.90 in heat two. Openlander, Dowson, Mollohan, Price, Barnes and Daniels fired a 9.625 out of 9.90 points to conclude the Toss event. The Falcons dominated the toss event, 28.00-25.43.
 
In tumbling, the Giavana Poyner and Del Greco submitted an 8.200 out of 9.60 in the Duo Pass. The Trio Pass team of Openlander, Koehl and Christophe scored an 8.475 out of 9.40. The quad pass etched an 8.000 out of 9.10 with Smith, Natalie Moore, Vinson and Maurer. In the solo passes, Poyner completed a 9.300 in the Aerial Pass and Openlander completed a 9.350 in the 6 Element. Koehl scored an impressive 9.575 in the Open Pass and Fairmont State topped the Hilltoppers, 52.900-49.400 in the Tumbling event. The Falcons won the Team Event with an 87.16 and secured a spot in the MEC Championship with a 261.910-249.925 semifinals win.
 
The Falcons will have a rematch in the MEC Championship versus Frostburg State tomorrow (April 15). The championship meet begins at 3 p.m. inside Bobcat Arena.